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This spring, India’s one-billion strong electorate will participate in what is set to be the biggest democratic exercise in world history. But does that necessarily make India “the world’s largest democracy”?

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Starting from the Maidan Revolution of Dignity in 2013, Ukraine’s society has increasingly held checks and balances on Ukrainian politics and served as a backbone in holding Ukrainian politicians accountable. Welcome to a public lecture with Dr. Tetiana Kostiuchenko.

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Welcome to the book launch of Theo Rakopoulos’ book Passport island – the first ethnography published on the burning issue of citizenship by investment.

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OBS: New time: 12.45! Welcome to the book launch for Lucia Carminati's new book Seeking Bread and Fortune in Port Said, which probes migrant labor's role in shaping the history of the Suez Canal and modern Egypt.

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , Theological Library

«Shut Up & Write» is a popular concept designed to encourage focused writing. We alternate between intensive sessions of individual work in silence, and breaks. Open to all students and staff at UiO.

Time and place: , Underetasjen, HumSam-biblioteket

Make Black Friday green, and spend the afternoon making free Christmas ornaments and gifts at the library!

Time and place: , Scene HumSam

Sex is lovely. And scary. And profoundly social. Social media, while much less lovely, but equally scary, has unequivocally become a prevalent arena of sociality. Yet, the the relationship between the two is fraught. Welcome to a lecture about social media and sex, with Professor Katrin Tiidenberg.

Time and place: , Scene HumSam, Georg Sverdrups hus

We present and celebrate our exhibition "Art of Climate/Change". Artist and scholar Emma Arnold gives a talk about her work featured in the exhibition and will be joined by professor Karen O'Brien.

Time and place: , HumSam-biblioteket, lower floor

Do you have wool and knitted clothes that need a little tinkering and love? Come to our repair workshop and get help repairing your garments! 

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On mainstream social media platforms, far-right women make extremism relatable. Eviane Leidig offers an in-depth look into the world of far-right women influencers, exploring the digital lives they cultivate as they seek new recruits for white nationalism. 

Time and place: , Theological Library

«Shut Up & Write» is a popular concept designed to encourage focused writing. We alternate between intensive sessions of individual work in silence, and breaks. Open to all students and staff at UiO.

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen

Welcome to an hour of Halloween fun mixed with some horror! Listen to a lightning talk about Irish Halloween, watch a (scary) silent movie, and enjoy dim lighting and scary snacks!

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Why is it becoming increasingly difficult – even dangerous - to ask critical questions, study, and research freely? Welcome to a conversation on the global decline in academic freedom.

Time and place: , DSC-Oasen, Georg Sverdrups hus, Universitetet i Oslo

On the occasion of celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Oslo Digital Humanities Research Network, the University of Oslo Library, together with the new National Network for Digital Humanities and Culture Organization (DHKO), will arrange a conference to discuss the status quo of Digital Humanities in Norway critically and determine the role cultural heritage organizations play in shaping its future.

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , Scene HumSam

Can novels help us make sense of climate change? Climate fiction does by helping us imagine new worlds and futures and showing us how our lives might change with the changing climate. Find out more by joining our Climate Fiction Book Club event where we read and discuss the novel Moon of the Crusted Snow!

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , HumSam-biblioteket, lower floor

Welcome to Knit Off for our new knitting nook, and an autumn filled with knitting and crafting!

Time and place: , Theological Library

«Shut Up & Write» is a popular concept designed to encourage focused writing. We alternate between intensive sessions of individual work in silence, and breaks. Open to all students and staff at UiO.

Time and place: , HumSam-biblioteket i Georg Sverdrups hus

This month in the PPBC: Tap into the World of Science Communication with Us!

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , Litteratursalongen, Georg Sverdrups hus

Do you want to learn and practice languages while getting to know people from around the world? Come to the language café then!

Time and place: , HumSam-biblioteket i Georg Sverdrups hus

This month in the PPBC: Unlock the Secrets of Successful Literature Searches!